Building Music: Phrases and Periods - TWO MINUTE MUSIC THEORY #35

The video tutorial explains the concept of musical phrases, comparing them to sentences in language. It discusses how motifs develop into complete musical thoughts and introduces the idea of open and closed phrases, likening them to musical questions and answers. The tutorial further explores the structure of periods, consisting of antecedent and consequent phrases, and explains cadences, specifically half and authentic cadences, using examples from Beethoven's work.

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